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Gltxris A. XXc. No. ?^0f3931, 



FOREWORD 



nRivcrside.inCalifornla.m ihc lovely vaJlcy "f the Santa 
Ana.there is dnH°tcl whose praise is in man/ travelers" 
mouths.(/wh°5e guests retvrn from near s'far.year by «- 
year,vith gladness that ib welcome still h^lds. 
HgeneraLlon ago.whenRiverside was but a name. 
Juoge Miller tJUilt °t the red clay °l the plain the'Old 
Adobe' d/ opened the' Glen wo°d Tavern". There he 
o-his children after him have taught many guests 
tosay-i^gtake mine ease inmineHnn'^- after 
such pleasant fashion as old Jack Falstaff did nev- 
er dream -^ Ease is hard i° find in these hurried 
noisy times, 6^we donn much expect it in great 
inns: s° when one is found where comfort is ^ 
joined tofiospitaJity.^/tothese restful Quietude;where 
conveniences of a town are at the door, but with its- 
clamours softened by wide lawns',where great trees 

dogrowf; birds sing; whose guests are guests in truth 
&■ not for gain only; it may not be otherwise than ^ 
well beloved of travelers ^ 
But n°t alone f°r its hospitality its restfulness.its old time 
architecture is theGienwood Ifnovn. Of whatever has made 
for the betterment of Riverside, whether of social or civic 
life.thislnn has been the center, nine Host of thelnn. 
Franknillertohad n°small part in making his town one 
of the best anywhere.The building of hlghways.of public 
buildings 6^°fsch°ol5;the planting °f trees,the maKing°f 
parks." have been with himalife occupation ; nowJn his prime, 
love f°r old California, ways has 5° f °und expression in 
hislnn.thit.as has been truly said . "tDeState of Califor- 
nia is in his debt for adding 5° much t° its assets V -^ 
SheMissJonlnn is making hist<^ry; therefore Iluve 
thought it n°t unfitting to link it in story with the old 
timemiS5i°nday^ which have been its inspiration . 



Iothe setting" f°rth "f this tale m print ^/drawings 
Uillidm5tiarp nas Dr^u^ht sKill of pencil 6^ 
rare appreciation °f beauty, -°f tree as "f m°unt- 
ain,£/'°f buildings t>°tii °ld c^new;al5° °f the ^ 
ancient art °f ffluminating Mss. -v- -^ 

Upwards °f two hundred sketches has he nude, 
of which I will mention those °nl/ which miPht 
otherwise miss of full comprehension ^The inn, 
the Mission £rall else are snown as they are , °v 
were , or well might have bGen-«- 
©tie title page depicts the Inn's portal, campanile 
a tower °f cWmes. On page one is shown the taMet \>y i 
the door, 6^ statues of the refectory. The mountains j 
there named arc .very. ^reat;dll above ten thousand 
feet ,- JanGofgornio being near to twelve . San Jacint? 
has most abrupt uplift of all our mountains 6^ it is 
there Tauauist, legendary Indian earthQuakedem°n .dwells. 
Rubidoux Hill has the cross t°Fra-Junipera Serra/ounder"/ 2 
IheMissions.consecrated by Thomas Conaty,Bi5hop of 
Monterey £/ L°s Angeles . i9°7; oihere is the a utomol?ile e 

,5 road which in the same. year HenrFHuntingt°n (J 
other men of public spirit builded -»- -^ -«- 
EliS5i°n SanJuanCipi5traa°, at prime is (rom the painting n 
Judge RichardEganhas;5tFranci5 °f ilssisi from a master; 

i 2 the Font as it n^w is.the kitchen (r Fra-Serra's adobe church m 
as they are- but shown refurnished; the kneeling peo- 17 
pie as suggested bya photograph of worshipping^Mey- 
1 cans, by R^Dert Coleimn-Tlie Crucifixi°n,painied about is"? 

17 n°w hangs ab°ve the altar in theMissJon cnapel.Like the 
mission choir Mt railing is that °f the Inn's gallery; cl its wind°u 

26 grills foll°v the pattern ^rsanFernand? The viliow hut is in 
thelndian fashion .On page 13 are portraits.Mrs.Rlice Richard- 
son </Mi5sriiller.further°nJudgeRichardEgaii.°f5anJuanCap- 26 
istran° MineH^sl Frankriiller;the architect.nrthurBent°n,«>f 27 
L°5Angele3;nr5niller(j5t.Franci5,°tttieweathervane; thefver 28 

Z9 of chiines.SenatTFrankPFlint.Ctiarles H.L'ring.David^tarr J^r- 
dan.HenrKEHuDtingtTJ.CtorlesF.Lumniis.Albertwliite a-Kev-Ed- 29 
ward fioff , of ttimes guests °f the Inn; St.CatherinesWeii .Vythe d^r 
Dldst-thetabletuherewitb we began. -»^ - 

Hor he who built the Inn, 
The/ who keep h°u3e within, 
And guests wn° rest therein. 
Was writ the tale herein . 

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iSsome fine ^grand,some poor ^mean, 
- But never saw I inn before 
^ith 'DOMINfcarvcd by the door. 
With sculptured saints upon the walL 
The cr<^55 high hfted over all, 
or ever saw North»5ovth,East.West 
n so fit for travelers rest. 
|he sweet valley. ^^^^^^^ 
..e Southland is this Mission Inn, 
a sweet valley hedged within 
^ Tall mountains white with 
[ffvirginsnow, 
„ i^iacinto, San Antonio,s an Bernard 
|,|lsanGorgomo, 

A^^u^s/A^TT^^Llf ting their noble heads on high 

^^Against the sapphire ©f a sky 
As blue as any skies tjiat be 
In sunny Spain or Italy. 
While many a lesser rugged hill7 , 
And pine-clad mountain troops t'o fiH 
The mighty wall that there is set:^" ^ 
To fence this garden from the fret 




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. ^__ untimely blight the offering "^^i^' -'^^ 
'/^'p[grM\A fruits that Autumn yields. 
.KH^e desolate the verdant fields A^^ 



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J,Not strong to dare the biting colcj , 
^^ut here reigns summer an the year, 
j%ghlo icy chilling blasts come near, 

" V*:' And all the year the flowers blow. 
^ And all the yeaj* the glad trees grow 
y^^ofast that he who plants may he 
^^^elling beneath his vine & tree 
,Where but short while before he/ound 
Mo^tree norvinc but nake4<grbtin4' 
V'' Like Jonahs gom*d suchv-^^; ^ 
^' swift growth seems 
lltTbe doubtful marvelsof his dreams . . 
^ Here MothcrNdtqre grows benign r 
^ And hard beside the oak 6 pme 
^;^?^The graceful olive lifts its hea4^^^ 
^^^fAr4 fig trees bf^ad leaved bra.hchessppea4 
^^^ber pomegranates blushin^rerff i 

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Come 5Und vith ttiG on Rqbfaoux ,^ 
Beside the cr^ss that guards the fatne^-^ 

OTFather^errcLs honored name; 

swift sun springs up apace, 
icing as to run d race", 
ovc Gofgonio's solemn crest . 
hrov/s his beams int<»thc west , 
?5 the Santa Ana's streams, 
on riicamonga darts his beams , 
With m ttibus crovns Antonio's snow ; 
When poppy giflded mesas show r^ 

Against the mountains rofce^j "^ 
And Up the terraceiji 
slopes and cj**wh-p^5^ 
To the low level of^c ])lain«g^^>g 
Creeps tenderly the gi«owmg grai|^i 
when over distant hills broiled ^^ 
The mustard's wind tossed sea of gold, 
'" While far off ranges purple gf*ow. 
hat brush coujd half thy beauties shoy 
^#C valley Iyin% calm and sweet • 
>iv7een the mounidins' mighty feet 
/^^^;^-rhefe lies the town but scarcely seen 
^^^'^B?-'^ 4^^P embowered in foliage 
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MiDark cypress rows.-alivirig vall- 

Tfie orange orchards stmchingvicie.'s^ 
c:^^^ She pleasant hill.-:^^" 
^JJow from the distant vie<^/^ 
^thc eye ^ " '•''^"''1^^%^' 
Retijrns t© seek the scenes nearby, 
' ".hi hei^ the cross ihatcfowns (hepeaK* 

.. „ 3f Rubidocncdoth mutely speaK 
-.jJIM'Of'iiim vho JovcQ the cross fqll veil 
"^/\n4 sometimes from SanGdbriel 
>To Pala. on the trail below. 
Pdssecj on vith patient steps s/ slow. 
NorcJredme^4 that m the coming time 
ABrshopwith his train v^uW c/imb ,U 
;This ruggecj hill eAstancJing^ef^f • 
Vith i nee nse? chant ahcl 
ill hoIYp^aye^/^^^<%/^ 
\hm tencjer eqlogy vgred 
Uplifting wo^s , womI4^ ■ 
K^ consecrate^"-- <^^^-/ ,, 
Baore the multitude that catnc; 
^-A monument to his poor name, 
''-^here hangs yon bell oft to the sky 
Of 0I4 the signal smoKe roje high. 




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•obattleoftoc^tjncnhal! _ ^, 
^^^^Ai^^^ the cave that fronts the west 
,^^^Poof homesick Tony sad>4istresse4 
■^ ^/MetileJookedWth mournfully 
/xTowai'aCapistrattobythe sea. 
Hei^Balaam,cropping scanty 
"^'^^'^jrielgs 

^^dss.sigheQ for barley fie las, 

r .^' And following where his master went 
1 ^ 5 5till loucPy brayed his discontent 
*v wDn sleep rough slopes great boulderslie 
ivfAnd pik their bulks against the sky, 
'^';fttjge. rough ergrim; btrl intheirlea v 
fTh^ flowers are shielded tenderly^ 
^^ll'here dainty BabyBlueEyca 5hin#? 
^jThere^Mariposa lillies fine 
Iheir/htitterf ly like wings 
^>Besiie the poppies cups ?£ gold 
4^ Canterbuiy bells of hliie; 
^:^The mimulus ^ oi»ange ^ 
>lTaII larkspurs swinging t<?L _ 

, Tlnd hiscitnis^i^^^m cups mmn^i 
Brod'iaeas ^painted cups are there; 
!)Tie'rce shp^^-star^hc^ilnaiden-hair. 





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Time fails me but 1° namethemwnj,^ 
t^ . Andthronghbrightflowcro; 'K 
*^ ^ an4 b«>tilqef6 stern, •*^'?^;J:^*' 
Vrth gentle gracfe trgracefql tum<i' • 
A perfect roaci win^s up the hill . •-*\, 
'Twas Chittenden whose careful6kiH'%^^ 
Planned well this bfoad pleasant way^i;^jc^ 
^ Xiivehimhis meacj of praise Isav! ^f *^ 

An^l^illcnLormg, Huntington,, ., 
.^Pearson, Bart on . many a <>ne.i^^i^ 

i^^^ave brain , brayn. g^iq, ant 1 1 tvas d<Tie. 
."C The road Wds built- erbtlilt 50 well - - 
'" No^t i nteq w^r^s its worth may; tell, 
; But as we linger to t|5 swells ^'^ 
' ■;:: Thecjistant sotin^of pealing beU^^-^' 
"^;?; Proclaiming from the >;>2 ^ 

'Glcnwooqs to\A/'er ": ;-; ^^^t"^^ 

The passingof thebreakfast£ou¥r;:^,J^ 

We mount ourcar eTswiftly ^^:<VE?' 
^"^ Along the moqfttdins rugged side, %5~ 

v^ Sweep forward here ardo uble there i'M^ 

"-%. As runs the nimbk footed hare- />l:W^ 

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let dl the parting* _^. , 

■"h^npdssthebwqgc wn«5c aircn«f stone, 
:i^5 d deep cut roa4 is thi*© wn,>^ 
itil the centefpf the town-- ..?#§ 

.,„^ gained e/f he^e Ihe li isslon Ifi|§IJ 
i^By:>spf^ing pcppert^tecslsl ^''''- * 

'A low w^ hoqse wltH^-*»r| fr 
^ > wings stretched wi4e::^i^^m. 

About a cotin whose open side ,:i^^ 

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^ 11 ^gl^e sturdy trunksvgl " 

SS Mt JStillwrdp their ragged bark ar^. 

-^%,;pcgeheaththe vines in stately t<^J^ ^ 

X^^SiPeat btittressed Roman arches show. 

i^gi''Above,ten score vide casements br;^ 

The sun's free entering invite 

Close to the walls r®Ugh stuccoed 

The ivy clings in fond embrace 
And Spanish b^lcpnies are th 
Tit for the faire^lf the fair. 



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.Withfaalusti'dLafrwfe^ 
Gfeaf pots where flwers''- >^^ 

^-^Apic} palms in long pei-spective grf^^-i 

"^AVo^^walk backed ny^^^^y f^ins.Xv \ 
..Deep aixhes filled with choicest hlooms, 
^Tiled roofs whh gables QUaint er high , .- 
mnd one §reat tower against theskyi 
j}^-^^. No architect qral pomp is here . j/^ 
' '<>t:Bi|t simple foi^ms efhnes sevetc',^ 
J^el.oer the whole is written plain "-"^^ 
^ The subtle art of ancient 5pain. , ., 
^'j In the foi-c coyM .pray mark it well ; '"% 
,JffFot in its walls Is built the spell ^ 
^ Gorgonio wrought with his goo4 saint; 
Stands an adobe ©Id ^Quaint- 
Above its ancient NissiontilcJs^?^^ " 
Great banks of flowers hod eTsniite; 
And thro its windows low crwjde 
We see the homely rooms inside. . v;. 
Madonna pictures on the walls '■ , ''■:' 
On which the pleasant firelight falls^Ui^f; 
From ^ener oys hearth - erncdi* we sec 

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llnwhose (Jira arc _^ 

Down dt its base grows 

Ati(} o'er it climbs an \vyrm:M^,^^^ 
Beneath a pomegranates shaqc^" 
TWO sQi4irf*eIl5 gambol unafraid. 
While from a nei ghbo^i jig valnijt tree 
^?/A parrot 5coI4sthem l\oisily 
«^2^nd on the sweep teside thevcll ; .. 
^W^M^^S^^Us macaw: eats his filj. \^i 
''^^^'-*- near an orangetrcefenceqvtthjj^^re, 
Iwas Roosevelt who set it there 
ther of half the trees that ftlh ^:^\.- ^. 
>qntless groves onpIain^MSj^'^ 
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hidilfain woijH %at(L'i^^»^ , ^ 

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^icff r^yqni apillafM#^1 
,„j^sV5UreamIthat ^^eMd^ttpiesli 
.j^SXaownthe steps co!nef^dtnlr| 

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. Entwined in vines err osessveeL. 

, L<5ok vhere the hospitable pof cK 7^ 
,'^hows'neaththc Campaniles afch' ^ 
, vjThroughwhich we passto 

t! ^v; - reach the doo^.- -- 

ftiiW-Thehoiy cross staiKJs . 
■^*^ lifted oer, ■ \ 
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€AtabIet-"ANN0D(5MINI 

Thishousc wasbtillt-; we enter thefe';"^ 

A stattje stands beside the stair 
^^. Of FathefSerra, (Ton walls -t . te^-S «,-r < 
I^N (^parlop.banotictr 00m. eT hall 
'TIL. Ingoo(J[y n^mbc^,wr6t with __. 
^pehold the good Saints stante|^ 
^^Andhark: the bells melodiously ■-^n^iM-P- 
^ AreringingLaudesDomini'^^^^B^^ 

, T*ever saw 1 an inn ciscwhchc 
^^/f Vith Saints ©n ^uard beside the staii*. 
Vhcre bells maKe soemn meWy. 
And ^'s r all st ands the sacred Tree. 
But I have dreamed tT n^w will tell 
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nthegreat monastery longa^ 
___iSoiMnyyearsthccjafe Iqoir4. 
AtSanJuancapistmno by the sea 
Ther e dyelt a mofik,GorgonF,?/'he 
Of aIIvith}n.theNission6 cIoistci*edudII 
Vds best beloved: forh 16 gH deeds w<>nall 
Hearts tohim.anq beeojistantly 
ServedGod trmen in all svect chaHty: 
[orstoppeqi withthescbirtlikehfcOftfef^head. 
^t.Ffaiicis«=f Assisi . often 5pc4 .^ i^ ^ 
Into the viij t o watch G^^s creatt/res there , 
The birds G^QUirrcIs held him in nofeajtr 
The agile lizards halted byhj&y^gtyg' 
And :the great scats -^.r- 
^ ^^MM^m in the ky; 3^7^, 

j^p^iffithVir pleasant rocks tofeel his hand, 
^^tfofce iheir vet furry heads eThear his voice^T 
5ln exhortation to them to rejofce ""-'^^^^. 
In their Dthe strength btltBenedicite "^"^ 
Still mise to Him who made themeTtheir sea. 
He voqld adm^ftish Quarrelsome crabs t© cease 
Their constant combats xT ^^>|p- 

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nd fleet 'coyotes eTwilcf fimicfnafe 

aSDft stayecf to watch him,.- yt^j^ 
^^V'yk^ he told his prayeriff#?f;^ 
This gentle ftmn was neither* soft norweaJc. 
He was a mdcfy giant cTcotilq speak 
When he felt nceci, the solemn warning woi-4. 
> that his hearers trembleij as they hear4 ; 

^;^'Saw the QVeai terrors i—^ 
,. . ^' '"^ • of the Tudgment 4ay -i \. 
>]jipr ldr<^ from^nem-erin s^t^ cfisi , 
'■"vl/otllclfall upontheir Quaking knees t^pray; 
I But oftcnch tolcjqf that ahojjn^'ng Grjcf '"• 
That hpi(|s Creation in its \^(i^ em)itAce. 

The great vomi wo^ltj, ': v^^' 

the sun, the 5tars,y^a^^L 
yet misses n^t ©ne tiny sfiar^ows fall. 
Cofgonio's stren^h, liJke Christ ophers of ^Id, 
Was used for weaK ©nels burdens; he wouIdMd 
Ar^nii-eyed Indian babe in one great hand , 
When at the holy font he tooR his stanq. 
As safely.gentlysweetly as it might 

Best in its mothcKs bosom warmat night . 
'"^"etheinyouthhadworn^ernot in vain. 
Asoldicrs swof*4 against the 
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lanyS faifv^ilkn maidetfc cheek 
, shown its roses as she 
heafti him sp^ . 
amyous g'efitleness! what bettemrt 
^ >finaanemmiieetoamaic(erisheart? 
Though Hofy Church was now his chosenhriclc. 
The soldiers heart within himhacjn<4 die4. 
Once on a featalSanaay a ma4 btfU. 
"'"fed fiercely thfoti^ the patio cj 

^itnIndianiirIsinn<iBJayaw9, ^^^..^^ 

>^fl|fhircjfen,choristers ermonks-Thatday 
m^M' ifid death foq!«lniany.bt|t Goi^onio 
toppling itshorns.withmijhtythrttsl fld throw 
Itsneckfroftijoinl {Tthtis the brute fell dead: 
Thenlifting his str«flg hawjs towdniH^ven,he3aid» 
'Ot(rBlher,Thee we plenty er praise, 

ThatThoq dost lengthen stilf ©qr miss pent days . 
^ethankTkee for this noble beast now still, 
feidforthe strength vhenit was time to kill." 
Thuscalms his flock. whose fear s^iij distress 
Novtupfiedtojoy: abotit him close they press. 
And with wet eyes Goi^oni© th^Uess,- 
Small wonder best beWed of all was he 
At SanJtfanCapistrano 

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tSanJuanCapi^tmnoyoq mayaee * '- ^ , 

Akftthen haunted ty the m^moiy,,.^-^?;" 

Of mighty roasts of ruq^ytcJiderfaeefsl^^-^"* 

Of mutton fat almost beyof^ belief. " J y 

; >" Of siickliftg pig,o^si(|cs.&^qkyham8, ;^f ^i'^;^ 

>'.0foystei's,scaIIoB5,. lobsters crabs ETclamsi^.y 

Jr' Tanief<»vIrviladirspitte4todtL|rn> . -y^ 

^ ^^- CpncarncifiwhicK pepper pods die) btj^i^n/ 
^ "^ .^ Tortillas.ffj|oles,erdiigooq fi^- -■■J^ 

i^That swim the seary&i every {feasant dish 
C4j;'ttffi5h<>rfleshorf°wI ^r bakersajrtl ^""^^^.f 

^ ySlIfoo(js to which the fire grace imparts. ;^^' 



^^ineath this vaultej roof have bakejerfaf^riej, 

'^^*^ Haveroasteci.siewe(i*^rfria(orsteamedof faoiled, 

^?Ari(|the great iatticecf chimney cotilcfi-eji^t 

'^/^Arn'o^t entrdncing talc of "things to eatl v#' 

#p# ffl'-ny th£ Book jV i| 

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<2i But best «i all Antonio , wh© did fill 
^lie post of coofctoFra Gorgonio,- y^| 
jMn liidiafi convert oftenyeai*sorso, 
^^AU mysteries of coaling he did know, ,. 
#Was short rroiind of bodyjight of heart, 
Coqld play cTsing cTmoretnan dance his part 







Ibveq m kinq master, in his smile^M find 
f Arich reward f^^AlI his labors done, 
indftext to him of all beneatht le stjn 
Weq hisbiirH'Balaam"; tjicj rejoice 
his vast ea^s, 
and even in his voice, 

tove founclmtisicthotigh its clamor lottcj 
i rotiHcjIycarsecl byallthe common crowd. 
Ani by Gor^onjo was helcj to te 
Amai*kof qark £/^(jeep depmvity; 
-For on each Siinday, feast an4 noIlAiy, 
j^/hen inthe church the people met to pray, 
^^aam Jhe Bad , won 14 bray erbray erhteij, 
^^s^t^ncited by the pealing chimes, 
r^g^ce louder than ^f^ ^ ^" 
I "^^$^ at oj^cjinary timesS 
Then fromthe church Antonio mi 
„^ To lead his humble friend avayjdt^^ 
T ^l^ithgags of barlejr hay to stsrKs'a' 
St ^^^hile some less kind wtihcudgelj^ 
-*1^^tPIied tos skin. 





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iH^anishnient.&Balaani straightway sent 
aiT^fields afar,but each day t<»liim went 
'The faithful T^ny, kantigtohiintheit 

i^^T^he kitchens scraps t© help his 

;.' '?^^t straitened fare: 

fc ^But Saturdays so long hisfires must burn 

fe^;Thdt oft times micimght saw his late return. 

•^' 'i> And since late hourshewasnotwofittokeep 
At Sunday service he woi(lcl fall asleep , 
And, being fat.snore in that sacre4 place. 
S^thatheso^was qeeply in disgrace. 
Gorgonio by suchwicfcedn^sscjismayed 
First gently chided then sharp penance laid- 
Fcaring the Devil had him m the thrall 
Of drunkenness or duttony, tried all 
Persuasive powers nis confidence to win. 
That he might kno^ eTrid him of his sin; 
But Tony, lest more evil should befall 
His poor friendBalaam, stiEwithstoocJthemall. 

@he ^ission^ass 
It is the feast of the Beheaded John . 
The old adobe church, so higher long. 
Is crowded tothecjoors with mighty thi*ong 
""' "'ian converts .v>rhom the 




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^^^'Qieyffom fai'pkins r^V^ 
""^"^ C2^^ mountain valcsai^ 1^, ^^, ^, 
jlnq many fof first time in chtircliaifeihef; 

T^unqei'stanq the half of what tneysce. 
_^^the fargallef y-eoinesJus4emii noise 

mr>.^ inv^menls,stiff with featciigcld. 
,,^,^, .. ..Jjeweleq crosses,stofes of precious lace, 
^^At the high altafpHestb now take their place: 
^^^ While c^tidsof incense tother^^pfarerollea. 
They chant the sonorous m^sufi^^heMass. 
|. ji The people kneel d^wn onfte I "" 
P Iff Iff i^^ •; tile pave4 floor, ^^yi^ 
iPi\riHwhentlie'Host' is lifted benof to^jrt^i^. 
i^sbows before the wind the pmiPleftas^^'- 
■Then raiseagain their winder ligliSiefc^ 
Kbovethe altar, where on high they see ;|C 
Thepainted Christ up^nthe dreadful trde- l< 
The White Man's Go4-who there iefofetheni ^^ 
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(Some heedless urchins turnasideeTlaugh. 
And seekngcatise . saw Tony fest asleep ; 
Bi|t even asTie looked heard summons d^^P* 
The voice of Balaam lUst oubide the dooi' ; 

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J^ CriedJSatan have both man efcur^ecj beastv 
S^orthTony rushed, nor dared he hope t° win 
^ Ahsolvencefrom s© great cr deadly sin 
',^1^'^Balaam; so before the Mass was saicj 
^^^hto the wild with his beWd he fled • 
fc ^"^'When long search failed their death 
j was feared , or worse , 

And heads wagged slow rememberingthecuwc. 
Goroonio moi|rned,despite the truants sin, 
Attdpr his cookings lack grew wof ul thin . 
- r - ■' nhe^ilderness 
.^stcfm^ind sweepingJhroUghthePass 

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_^ho qarel^lone thewilqefiiess; 

>vgomo IS on his way^ 
_ > carry fromSanLt|is„_. 

Cordials e/" fr>otl to sick moni , 

Who lies in camp at Arrowhead. 

Companions are by chance delayed ; 
^ |7Vo fallen ill , to nurse ojic stayed , 
^-ifil^iiirro bolted with her pack 
^ ^W^^^ ago; now nightfalls black, 
^^*^e§anta Ana's ford is lost . //' 
>i^ may the tlpod be safely#>ssed . 
Jry £rcpld,farfromthctiSuI 
irice with strength b( 
to fail 'tis^ 
As hope ofsqpper in hiti^ 
In sqcfd^n wrath thego|i_,_ 
'Id swap withSatan in a^ri 
A goo^ round month in Pari _ _ 
Yot one of Tonys pidgeon pi@?^ 
Then, that he might absokre'd £eT ' 
From sinful thoughts, his r<>sai 
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1 5ouiid aMre. the viiid he hC^ 
lAloucJ exultant blatant roaj^i 
"Nov sure the Devil vexes so^ei 
None but the fiencj coulci here a%^y, 
A noise so like toBalaams bmy Sy 

So thhks he; but again he lieai^s. 
And afaint hope creeps through hislears;:^ 
Uncertain shoulcl he stay ©f go ^ ^ 

He mounts the pass of Hubidoux . 
The voice still leading towarci the east- 
As if a slowly tmvelin^ beast j^I^::^- 
Shoulcj halt to graze, move ort,lr bray. 
,>,rpllowing , Gofgonio makes his way 
HlDown soci4en slopes , oer miry plain, 
jidfast upon the sound doth gain, 
'Until before his straining eye 
,A shadowy form looms gainst the sky. 
Balaam", he calls , the shape stands still. 
Then comes towai^ him; hut until 
His hands have grasped ^y^^ 
? ^'v' ' 7^ he cannot be 
Assured this be not sorcery. 
And when he feels the soft rough 

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l|<jrics dlou4/'St.mncis bless 
^hgd of the wildernessT^ 
Anq soon a stufdy 
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( ( ,Gorgonio at ease doth ride. ^.. 
f^Not doubting that the beast udl 
-^iStraight to his mate Antonio! ^ 

fMpr thinks he wrong; for soon his sight 
.^^rgladdcned by a distant lijjht , 
*" ^ "^ " * LS he^nearer draws he sees . 

la groupjotspreadi^S trees, i . . 

W^.aiiliSiff vbpse do^f^^g^c^- , 

-; Streams thfc weltonie-bright . 
the hearth before the fire^ 
'Mmst to tempt a lords desire - 
,. a pan of porricfge steaming hoL^ 
i|^ glorious savory pepper ^p^ 
^5'%grortil as toasting on a stone. _ 
iifi^i^uail on a spit; nor these jl?!^ 
"Bat in a great dish stancjingj^^^ 
Aver/ noble pidgconpie^^^^^^^' 
And there stood Tony sayin^'grfe 
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^^,if hc'Q lef t behind. 

-_ __jY?cl-how 

■ sti^ange such din 
Such welcome guest should usher iii! 

pone was the storm &- mounting high 
^me moaning sun roje up the skyi.*'^. 
When morning gilcjs the sjii4&> 

"itfy.heart awaking'^ei'ies^^i- 
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Antonio took up the tune . >^^;^^ 
,^Krth heart eT voice ermanc(oIiri: £ -. 
^ till Balaam long eared child of sinKC' 
In his deep bantone joined ms<^kf^ 
But now got neither curse noi-fai^" 
^ .e^ThatiYoice*; saidTra Gofgoni6> 
'ji^^A/ith proper training s^n rpightbe 
Gregorian in its melody. ^ 
JBlest be the voice eT blest the beast 
And blest beT>ny, for his feast 
Such dreams brought to my bed last night 
Still thrills my heart with their delight. 

Upon this st3ot T saw arise 
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^ Much like ©ur Mission hy thMf^ . ^g 
yet not a comretit; Q M;| O^^ 

for within 4r ^k^ f^^-.i 
.^^^■^-. To harmica^4 trvioliT/ mf 

young men Ermaiaeni kept the be'at^;f J 
;W!th merry hearts e^tirefess feetk^^f fi. 
And matrons lent maturer pace .^^ '^^ \ 
Still, there our Saints ha4 honored place. 
' fhilc children romned^hifdlings sang. 
5*om high cfer heaq there often vanj 
^|i|r holy hTmns from sweet foneo chime: 
liftndnuich Iwonaerea at the time 
There came n«> monks; for lift on high 
ft Cross shone clear against 
^.„ w'f-^r the sky. 
Were there no coots there? Tony said, 
"Yea cooks, e^fires. ©^tables spreaa 
vWh every sort of pleasant fare, . 
And many guests were dining t|^. 
While, if my nose led n^i astray tfyj^ 

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Sates not my miming appetiteV 
hTony /Xomc j^wy g race ersce 
ni^brea^ ^sprcddbencgth 
$.^:^: the tree 'j^^^^Srl^: ^ 
>TiieXi^went^oHH witK l^savr,£/' then , 
iSt 1 n<»w might eat foi*^ ten f >^ 
i^onio said '/now sqre this place 
_ esetve^ moi^ than a simple ^r ace . ^-^ 
Of tfts^great tree a shrine well mahe, 
jDfthis;go«>]^:c!a7 apart vs/t'il take; 
^4, - Make erset up an ima^e 
i:^: ;: An4 cohsecrdie with Book {/-pi^K 
_SvQt|icfcly d^ne. bt|loooc)to^e^-;5*Hvg 
StFrancis with his rosary::^;;!^^^ 
'^f ^crns. \f his (imm'<^- ^-^ 
Jftenq^r leaves . e^ at nis ferf ^ 
iThevheapeatlp wild flowers fresh c/sweet. 
(Then came the ^race.'^ "St.Fmncis bless, 
^ft^aDgoo^' spirits t«> possess 
^ . „ _'he soil ,the trees, the fkwers.the grass. 
-M,' ,^ "^ Squirrels that bide er birds that pass . 
^'^ Here now where grows this goocflytree 
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e none ahungeteq go unteWrH 
Here npm aweary lack forbL 
e love keep warm E/'hate turn cojcj 
^. ^^^ Jtiere kindness count i^r more ihan gold 
^ r^Sefe works well worth the while he wM. 
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Hntonio's skill hid 4onc its hest . 

St "Francis was the honored ^aest . 
fi^Both bird ^heast had welcome, there^^ 
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Long years served G^^^cc^aJ 



Corgonio. w serving mexipoin.rtr^., _.,.,, 
His strength grew as the strengi{|t>f ten 
Long years with fire pot. er pan 
Tonyihe cook, served Cod ^man. 




Bg|;Ut nc^inu^t'c by w^rcj of [ooj; 
SCdrhe cl<>u4 between the monhe/'cook, 
/hileBdlaamied on choicest hay. 
i'rcw sleek t/^fai £/ceased t^ brav. 




Hpiere of okjtime the Mission stood, 
Where ruled Gorgonio the goo^ . 
And Tony jjliecj his useful art. 
^:p\ In ruins hes the greater part , 
% -^ And hut for Euan's generous care 
i^^ Much less would now 
v^ :• : be standing there. 

Vhef e fitooci the hut in that wild land . 
_ The Mission Inn stands fair or ^and . 
^^-"^ -^--^ Decay had felled the i^odly irte , 
"^he image long hacT ceased to be, 
^^eh Miller came ^^^-S^ -. 
^ ; one fateful day 
"'And «>f the strong ^ 
'.-adobe clay -^ 
It him an h^use . noj' ever guessed 
^-... The earth he handled hacj been blessed, 
.^"" But they who dwelt beneath its r^of 
IfAni theirgood guests had ample proof. 
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- ^ sjjreaio abroad the Glenwoods name 

;me tens .then scares .then hamlfeils came: 
. Aen he who as a lad ha4 filled 
The moulds with clay with which to build 
\His father house,now dfeamed that he 

The hiiitjer of an Inn would be - 
^ Like ancient mission hostJery;- 

?H\P.fY^^y n^^^^ern courtly 
wmbailders art for comfrffi^ 

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1 J £/*he who drev.-^^^ ^^ 

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The noble chui'ch near SanJuanSay. 



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. learned how alltntif works \mt mde 
rom v&lted roof t^ wincK/ grills ; / 
, ^.- V too that where from seven hilb 
"■'fifbld Oreat builders 'i^^wrr~v^n^-/ 

ruled the earth .|N5rffiit,H>prj^i«'i'r'^ 
The Mission arches had their bir1h\r 






And marveled that with sun dried clay ' 
Pddres could vie with such as they . 

The plans were done , when 
one whose grace 
The Tavern made a royal place. 
Begged thea4ofae we might spare. 
So lines were changed t^ leave it there, 
^id she who warded it from harm 
) ^Haif guess that in it lay the charm? 
"pthus at length the dream came true. 

Tie Inn was built , hut neither knew 
earner nor architect . that theyr.*^ 
The power of that old dust did ^way 

But listen 'from the pepper s^mh^ 
I hear the songbird^ Matin^iiy^m^/4i 
I see the souirrels as th^ pafe; 
In fearless frolic ©er the ^](rass| 
And iill at An^elus e/* Prime ^Mff^ 
Floats out thel)ells' mekdi^uf^iSe 

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Jianting the s^ngb of ^©[y Church. 

lepe often mirth rings bud within 
paeious rooms. Harp,violin , 
»iig are heawl ; Through archeswide 

rry hearfed dancers ^lide . 
feast are wont to meet 

ong in Church fiTStaie , e^swcet 
Vomen ; fi^^ood cheer has play 
With speech enfoast eTrepartee. 
Here love grows warnijE/asof old 
Kindness is valued more than gold, 
. still above the hanpuet boarcT 
he Saints ai'e keeping vatcheA 






re these not marvels of their kinl . 
else their like may traveler find? 
watei^s of StCatherine's well . 
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